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    "content": "good programmes to assist deserving cases. It is not difficult to know who have benefited from these programmes in all counties. For example, people from Kakamega, Nairobi, Nakuru and other counties have benefited from these programmes. All this is well documented by the Ministries in charge. It is a matter of common sense for us to approval the budget here because those people are taken care of. With regard to the education sector, I do not think it is a good idea to devolve it. We passed a Bill here devolving functions of roads. However, I doubt whether in the next three months, this function will be fully devolved. I hope this money will not be misappropriated by governors during this campaigning period. That will be very unfair to our people. Many roads in counties are not completed. I urge governors to complete them. Roads in Nairobi County are in a pathetic state. For example, in Dagoretti North Constituency, there are few roads which are in bad shape. I urge all county governments that when they receive this money they complete them. Let them not start new ones before completing the ones that are already ongoing. With regard to the fiscal capacity and efficiency of county governments, I can see they have analyzed clearly what will happen in the 2017/2018 Financial Year. I remember in this Senate we told the Cabinet Secretary, National Treasury that it is important for him to have the cost of the itemized services so that when interrogating we can know how money was spent. We had proposed 60 per cent for development and 40 per cent for recurrent expenditure. As we go for campaigns I am sure many counties have a lot of debts that they have been unable to settle. First of all, there is no inventory. There are no records to show which projects have been completed and which ones are pending. I hope the governors are preparing such documents so that when we come in we will be able to know where to start. That is why today the Jubilee Government has followed the script of what former President Kibaki prepared. These are the first governors who are supposed to leave a foundation of the counties. I also hope the county assemblies will ensure there is a roadmap that will be followed by their successors. Going forward, we will be requesting county governments to prepare budgets per their constituency. If we are giving a county Kshs10 billion or 15 billion, then we need to show how much is going to a particular constituency. For example, if county “A” gets Kshs10 billion then constituency “B” gets Kshs5 million. By so doing, we will not rely so much on the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) because we know there is some amount allocated for developing a constituency. So, it is important that governors leave a good legacy showing what they have done and what is pending in their counties. Finally, I want to commend the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) on the recommendations that they have given us. As we pass this Bill, I hope we will continue supporting our counties even if we will be going to an election. It is also important for us to safeguard the funds for the county governments so that the next governors will know where to start and move forward. With a good inventory, they will be able to know which suppliers to pay and so on. I beg support. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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